Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Clashedmond, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clashedmond
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.24397, -9.65910
- SMR number
- KE038-018----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In pasture with good views from N-SE. Present remains consist of a circular-shaped area (diam. 40m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 3.4m; ext. H 1.35m; int. H 0.9m) with traces of an outer fosse (Wth 2.2m; ext. D 0.7m), gap (Wth 2m) in bank at S may be remains of a possible entrance.
See attached ASI sketch plan of ringfort
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 31 January 2022
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.